CBT Made Simple by Nina Josefowitz & David Myran

Author:Nina Josefowitz & David Myran
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: PSY022000 Psychology / Psychopathology / General, MED105000 Medical / Psychiatry / General, PSY045070 Psychology / Movements / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (cbt), SOC025000 Social Science / Social Work
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Choose a Hot Thought

If your client has one central negative hot thought that is closely related to her emotional distress, that is the thought you will focus on. However, your client may have more than one hot thought, for example, I am an inadequate mother and My partner does not love me. In this case, your client needs to choose which thought to work with, as you can only examine the evidence for one thought at a time. If a client has more than one hot thought, I ask, “Which thought do you think is the most central, or the most important for us to examine?” Another question I have found helpful is, “Which thought do you think is most closely related to your strongest negative emotion?” Clients usually know which thought they need to focus on. Most of our negative thoughts are repetitive. If your client chooses to examine I am an inadequate mother, she will have another chance to examine My partner does not love me.

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